Peak · Iceland
Búrfell
Búrfell rises to 536 m. Skefilfjöll stands 897 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Orkusýning, a museum 2.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 536 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.09593, -20.93750
- 10.2 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Urriðafoss · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kaldárhöfði: 2.8 mi
- Bíldsfell: 3.5 mi
- Hrólfshólar: 3.6 mi
- Kerið: 4.2 mi
- Lyngdalsheiði: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 38
- Djúpagilsfoss: 9.5 mi
- Reykjafoss: 9.8 mi
- Öxarárfoss: 12.9 mi
- Urriðafoss: 14.3 mi
- Hlauptungufoss: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 29
- Laugarvatnshellir: 8.6 mi
- Reykjadalur: 9.2 mi
- Leirgerður: 9.6 mi
- Sólhestar: 9.6 mi
- Mega Zipline: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Kerið: 4.1 mi
- Bæjargjá: 10.0 mi
- Gildruholtsgjá: 11.1 mi
- Lambagjá: 12.1 mi
- Klofningur: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
- Kringla: 9.0 mi
- Hljómkviða Árinnar: 10.0 mi
- Skógarkot: 12.2 mi
- Lögberg: 12.6 mi
- Fornleifasvæði: 12.6 mi
Museums: 12
- Orkusýning: 2.2 mi
- Listasafn Árnesinga: 10.2 mi
- Fischersetur: 11.1 mi
- Þingvellir: Hjarta lands og þjóðar: 12.5 mi
- Jarðhitasýningin: 14.6 mi
Hot springs: 11
- Hverahild: 13.7 mi
- Hrunalaug: 20.7 mi
- Þvottahver: 24.2 mi
- Sóði: 24.2 mi
- Sísjóðandi: 24.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Bringur: 18.7 mi
- Árnahellir: 21.8 mi
- Tröllabörn: 22.0 mi
- Eldborg: 22.2 mi
- Álafoss: 22.8 mi
Parks: 6
- Yndisskógur: 5.3 mi
- Skrúðgarðurinn: 9.9 mi
- Tryggvagarður: 11.1 mi
- Sigtúnsgarður: 11.2 mi
- Ungmennafélagsgarður: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 6
- Jónas Jónsson: 10.2 mi
- Björgunarsveitin Björg: 17.3 mi
- chair: 17.3 mi
- Karlsminni: 18.9 mi
- Íslandsvitinn: 20.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Mud Pot: 7.7 mi
- Reykholtshver: 15.9 mi
- Hrunalaug: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Guðmundarlundur: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Þorli: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Búrfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skefilfjöll | NNE 17° | 897 m | 15.0 mi |
| Klukkutindar | NNE 21° | 880 m | 16.0 mi |
| Kálfstindar | NNE 15° | 877 m | 12.1 mi |
| Skeggi | W 268° | 815 m | 11.5 mi |
| Nesjaskyggnir | W 266° | 767 m | 10.7 mi |
| Ármannsfell | N 350° | 764 m | 16.2 mi |
| Hrafnabjörg | N 2° | 763 m | 12.2 mi |
| Þjófahnúkur | N 7° | 684 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:35 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 02:53 | 22:03 | 23:59 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:25 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 11:18 | — | 15:27 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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